Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/23/2011

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 4232011.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review | Long Island: Gold-Hearted Dames and Benign Crooks by Aileen Jacobson

A production of “Guys and Dolls” is playing at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport through June 19.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:30PM

Theater Review | New Jersey: Deferred Dreams Still Resonate in ‘Raisin’ Revival by Anita Gates

The Crossroads Theater’s new production of “A Raisin in the Sun” is as strong, textured and unrelenting as it must have been when it opened on Broadway in 1959.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:20PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review - Wonderland on Broadway by Ccaggiano

We've come to expect the worst from Frank Wildhorn. The composer who gave us Jekyll & Hyde, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Dracula, the Musical has certainly made a name for himse…

SOURCE: Everything I Know I Learned From Musicals at 09:40PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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A High-Spirited Opening Night with Kathleen Turner & Co. by Broadway.com Staff

Although a closing date was announced the following day, spirits were soaring on opening night for the cast of Matthew Lombardo’s High, led by Golden Globe winner Kathleen Turner. Many…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:13PM

Jerusalem on Broadway: Mark of greatness | Observer editorial

Mark Rylance's stunning performance is a distillation of what the English areVisionary Arthurian hero? Or trollish drug-dealer? Either way, the chameleon "Rooster" Byron – the central char…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM

Mark Rylance on tattoos, critics and being crowned king of Broadway by Paul Harris

Mark Rylance's part in the New York transfer of Jerusalem has been hailed as 'truly a performance for the ages'When Mark Rylance was spotted walking confidently down 45th Street in New York'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM

Timothy Sheader: 'I want to make epic theatre with a very strong aesthetic' by Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy

The artistic director of Regent's Park Open Air theatre on crashing a plane on to the set and why he hasn't abandoned ShakespeareTimothy Sheader, 38, is a theatre director from Scarborough. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

5@50 – review by Clare Brennan

Royal Exchange, ManchesterBrad Fraser's new play, commissioned by the Royal Exchange, seems as if what it really wants to be is an issue-based TV miniseries dealing with addiction among a gr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Pina – review by Philip French

The celebrated German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch died in June 2009 at the age of 68 just as she was to collaborate with her friend Wim Wenders on a 3D film about her life and her d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Anyone for Nicked: the Clegg musical? by Euan Ferguson

Nick Clegg is the unlikely hero of Nicked, a new musical that's unfashionably sympathetic to the Lib Dem leaderLeast likely contender for Spring Hit in Theatre-World, I think it's safe to sa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

The best performance I've ever seen: Bunny Christie by Interview By Mina Holland

I Am Curious, Orange by Michael Clark Company, Sadler's Wells, London, 1988I take every opportunity to see Michael Clark dance, but his performance in I Am Curious, Orange stands out in my m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

The best performance I've ever seen: Bunny Christie by Mina Holland

I Am Curious, Orange by Michael Clark Company, Sadler's Wells, London, 1988I take every opportunity to see Michael Clark dance, but his performance in I Am Curious, Orange stands out in my m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Anne-Marie Duff interview: Nobody does it better... by Andrew Anthony

With her performance in Cause Célèbre a sensation, and past roles as Joan of Arc, Margot Fonteyn and the spirited Fiona in Shameless, Britain's brightest theatre star won't sleep until she…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Macbeth; The Tempest; Little Eagles – review by Susannah Clapp

House of Detention; Little Angel; Hampstead, all LondonMacbeth is this season's Shakespeare. David Morrissey will soon be strutting and fretting in his old Liverpool haunts and Jonathan Slin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

Moonlight – review by Euan Ferguson

Donmar Warehouse, LondonIt's a minor mystery why the sure-footed Donmar has revived Harold Pinter's 1993 play at this time, unless as a sly hubristic reminder that giants too can, as their f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

The boffins in search of the perfect gag by Shazia Mirza, Alex Horne

Can you learn to be funny? Can you study humour and unlock its scientific formula? Alex Horne swaps the comedy circuit for the lecture hall in search of the science of laughter. Plus, Greg D…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

David Morrissey: 'I'm not afraid to say the M word' by Tim Lewis

Fresh from BBC1's South Riding, the newly-bearded actor takes on the role of Macbeth in his home town of LiverpoolIn the Latimer Road area of west London, where the Range Rovers give way to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

Why Shakespeare never fails to get brains buzzing by Robert McCrum

The Bard's enduring impact is all down to neural excitementYesterday was Shakespeare's 447th anniversary. As with almost everything else about our national poet, this is disputed. All we can…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

Uncle Vanya – review by Clare Brennan

Belgrade theatre, CoventryIf this production had a meter attached marked at one end "sublime" and at the other "ridiculous", its needle would lunge between the extremes, barely registering m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Snap! Chatting with the Stars of The Normal Heart on Picture Day by Broadway.com Staff

Larry Kramer's 1985 play The Normal Heart is making its Broadway debut with the starry cast of Ellen Barkin, Patrick Breen, Mark Harelik, John Benjamin Hickey, Luke Macfarlane, Joe Mante…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:59PM

Rites by The Tyro Theatre Critic

Deary me. I can't recall a more disappointing melange of gimmick and pretension. A solid orchestral performance of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" ruined by dodgy, vacuous choreography who…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 06:25PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Wonderland by Theasy.com

Marquis Theatre, Broadway By Rachel Merrill Moss > BOTTOM LINE: A modern adaptation of a classic that might just as well have been left unchanged, though it offers some enjoyable spect…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:13PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Triangle by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Off Broadway By Le-Anne Garland > BOTTOM LINE: A historical drama that lacks a strong story. Until this year, many people had not heard of the Triangle Shirtwaist …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:59PM

"Jerusalem" Tops Week of Nuns, Belarusians, and Middling Grades by Rob Weinert-Kendt

After last week's remarkable string of raves, a comedown was probably inevitable. This past week had it all: There weren't just a lot of shrugs and pans on Broadway and off, but the season's…

SOURCE: StageGrade at 04:59PM

Maroulis, ROCK OF AGES Cast Set for 'Dancing with the Stars' Episode

HANSON perform their new song, Give a Little, during the one-hour special, Dancing with the Stars The Road to the Finals, TUESDAY, APRIL 26 800-900 p.m., ET. Within the live hour, the remain…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

Reading Under the Influence by Stagegrade

Are critics turning the page on "Reading Under the Influence"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 04:15PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Donna Murphy Talks About The People in the Picture on the "Joan Hamburg Show" (Audio) by Michael C. Gioia

Two-time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy (Passion, The King and I) currently stars in the new musical The People in the Picture, which fuses Poland in the 1930s with New York in the 1970s. M…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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"Shells" Fans Ready For Another Round

A one-woman show about dating in the big city has audience members coming back for more.

SOURCE: NY1 at 02:42PM

A dancer's next steps by Lauren Carter

Artistic director Judith Jamison, 67, on life after Alvin Ailey.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:30PM

Show Showdown: Seance on a Wet Afternoon by Wendy Caster

In writing Seance on a Wet Afternoon, was Stephen Schwartz hoping to create his Sweeney Todd?

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 02:17PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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High by Theasy.com

Booth Theatre, Broadway By Weston Clay > BOTTOM LINE: A poorly conceived Broadway show with a bad prognosis and a big star. You’re going to have to scramble if you want to see Kathl…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:09PM

War Horse Review by Jonathan Mandell

“War Horse” is a touching love story between a boy and his horse, it is a shocking war story, but above all, it is a breathtaking work of stagecraft, employing theatrical ingenuity at th…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 01:08PM

Photo Flash: Darren Criss Performs at the Grove

On Friday April 22nd GLEE's own Darren Criss appeared at the Grove LA to sign copies of his new album GLEE The Music Presents The Warblers. The appearance drew a crowd of over 500 screaming …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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AWAKE AND SING! • The New Jewish Theatre by Andrea

This Clifford Odets play debuted in NYC at the Belasco Theatre in 1935.  To me, it's a little "slice of life" kind of action, where you're dropped into the world of this lower-middle-cl…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:48PM

STAGE TUBE: Broadway Impact Joins 'Pop Up Video Day'

Broadway Impact participated in HRC's Pop Up Video Day on April 17, 2011. New Yorkers, including members of the Broadway community, came out to film their own marriage equality video.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM

Cowboy Jack Clement Performs With Million Dollar Quartet (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Singer-songwriter Jack Clement joined the cast of Broadway’s Million Dollar Quartet April 21 to perform his original song, “It’ll Be Me,” made famous by Jerry Lee Lew…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Pioneer of black theater in Chicago dies by Chris Jones

Douglas Alan-Mann, the former artistic director of the Chicago Theatre Company died Friday, his longtime friend and colleague David Barr III said on Satuday. Alan-Mann had fought a long batt…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:58AM

Jason Collins by Adaumbelle

Actor Jason Collins discusses his "Only Love Will Do," and other everyday details of his life.

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 11:53AM

CASTING, Loose Russian Adaption of A CHORUS LINE a Hit

Casting, currently running at the Mossoviet, is about a group of dancers who come together to audition for parts in a musical. The show, a loosely based adaptation of A Chorus Line, has gott…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AM

Brush strokes of genius from Manet by Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff

PARIS — Slipshod, careless, haphazard: This is how Édouard Manet’s more generous critics saw his endeavors during his lifetime. The public, when it wasn’t laughing, mo…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:30AM

Boston Ballet principal's dance card is full by Jeffrey Gantz, Globe Correspondent

“Bella Figura,’’ the contemporary program that Boston Ballet opens on Thursday at the Boston Opera House, comprises three pieces: Jirí Kylián’s “Bella…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:30AM

Critic's picks by Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff

EL ANATSUI : WHEN I LAST WROTE TO YOU ABOUT AFRICA The first career retrospective by this celebrated artist, born in Ghana and resident of Nigeria, best known for large-scale wall sculptures…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:30AM

Critic's picks by Don Aucoin, Globe Staff

Opening ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:30AM

BWW TV: AMERICAN THEATRE WING'S In The Wings - Special Effects Designer - Gregory Meeh by American Theatre Wing

Special Effects Designer Gregory Meeh uses a vast array of technologies to build illusions for live stage productions. He has created pyrotechnic explosions and atmospheric effects such as r…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15AM

Who won the tix to Born Yesterday on Broadway? by Ken Davenport

Ok, this was my favorite contest yet. Usually I pick the winners at random, but this time, I've gotta reward some of the amazing creativity out there. When I asked what living politician you…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Die Walküre by David Finkle

Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's beloved opera proves to be spellbinding.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM

Feature: Tammy Blanchard Gets Hedy! by Brian Scott Lipton

The award-winning actress discusses playing the sexy Hedy La Rue in the hit Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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There's No Wonder in "Wonderland" by Jan@broadwayandme

Bad-mouthing Frank Wildhorn’s musicals has been a blood sport for years. Critics complain that his shows—Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Civil War—pander to plebian ta…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:40AM

Review - "Lydia" in Philadelphia by Tim Dunleavy

Amaryllis Theatre Company's production is blessed by several strong performances. But for every poetic, lyrical speech in Solis' play, there's another that is embarrassingly overwritten. And…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:07AM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette Lead How to Succeed Cast on the "Today Show" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette, currently starring in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, talked to Meredith Vieira on the “Today Show” about taking on the 5…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:31AM

Wonderland – Alice down the elevator shaft with Frank Wildhorn by Oscar E. Moore

An overly loud, not very funny, intermittently tuneful, reimagined so-so version of Alice in Wonderland.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:30AM

The Normal Heart by Doug Marino

The life-story of Larry Kramer, AIDS activist, author and playwright, finally makes it to Broadway - a late, but welcome addition to the spring season.  Having had several off-Broadway …

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 08:29AM

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on the Today Show

Daniel Radcliffe and the cast from the Broadway musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" will perform on the TODAY plaza on April 22, 2010

SOURCE: The Today Show at 08:16AM

Youtube Weekend Faves: Remembering the Film Version of "Hair"

Every weekend I'm going to post some of the youtube clips that I come across that I especially love -- those that give me goosebumps, touch my heart or make me laugh.The touring production…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - April 23, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 23 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' blooms on Broadway

Legit News: Auds latch on to 'Hat,' 'Catch' -- A trio of queens became box office royalty, a jet-age swindler's show took off despite downbeat reviews, and auds finally started noticing that…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM

Four boost road grosses

Legit News: Road grosses -- Four of the 11 shows pulled in more than $1 million in Week 47 (April 11-17).

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM

Duo takes sports fare to stage

Legit News: Pair play off basketball court rivalry -- If the producers of the Broadway play "Lombardi" were professional athletes, they'd probably be offensive linemen, since Tony Ponturo an…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM

High

Legit Reviews: Kathleen Turner is a dirty-talking, no-nonsense nun whose expert counseling skills are stretched when she takes on a gay teenaged junkie and street hustler facing jail time.

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM

Wonderland

Legit Reviews: There is a distinct lack of wonder in "Wonderland," Frank Wildhorn's musical based on Lewis Carroll's wildly inventive and delectably fantastical characters.

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Paper Dragon by Erik Haagensen

If Alisha Silver's play has trouble connecting its dots and feels more like a series of characters sketches than a complete work, it still marks her as a writer to watch.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:32AM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Michael Sheen talks about The Passion, Port Talbot by [email protected], Theatrevoice

INTERVIEW: MICHAEL SHEEN A two-minute excerpt of the internationally renowned Welsh actor talking about the genesis of The Passion, a modern version of the Passion play, which runs at venue…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 05:25AM

'Grease' gets back its original Chicago grit — and goes back to Taft High School by Chris Jones

“The Original Grease,” currently in previews, opens May 1 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St. Tickets are $45-$50 at 773-409-4125 or www.atcweb.org TOURING THE OLD NEIGHBORHOO…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00AM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Should we care who wrote William Shakespeare's plays? | Mark Lawson by Mark Lawson

On the anniversary of his death, researchers – driven by a devotion to plays which have lasted centuries – are still finding, and deleting, works to credit to himThis week, I spent six h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30AM

Cursing one's homeland before fleeing overseas, Martin Amis, is a cliche by Ian Jack

For Martin Amis, celebrity, narcissism and tabloid superficiality are the villains of modern British lifeAn old story: bad news arrives from France. A celebrated English writer, to whom…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:01AM
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Restored and Raunchy, The Original Grease Begins Performances in Chicago, Where It All Began by Kenneth Jones

American Theater Company in Chicago revives the internationally popular musical Grease as few have seen it before. A production dubbed The Original Grease — the R-rated original 1971 v…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

After Broadway Growing Pains, 13 The Musical Returns to NYC in Revised Version April 23 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's coming-of-age musical 13, which played a limited Broadway run in 2008, makes its New York return in a revised production April 23 at the McGinn/Caz…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tracy Nicole Chapman, Justin Flagg Sing Folk in Premiere of Lonesome Traveler, Opening in CA by Kenneth Jones

Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, CA, introduces its audiences to the roots and branches of American folk music with the world premiere of Lonesome Traveler, opening April 23 following pre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp to Perform in Concert at Bay Street by Adam Hetrick

Original Rent stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp will be seen in Adam and Anthony! Live in Concert! June 13 at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Adam Godley by Kenneth Jones

British actor Adam Godley, whose "gypsy" is revealed in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes, talks about playing light comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Blythe Danner, Brooke Shields and Julie White Read The Vagina Monologues in East Hampton April 23 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello, who currently heads the cast of Broadway's The Normal Heart, stages a starry one-night-only presentation of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tomorrow Morning Ends Off-Broadway Run Tonight, April 23 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tomorrow Morning, Laurence Mark Wythe's musical about "coupling and uncoupling," seen in London and Chicago, concludes its New York City run at The York Theatre Company's h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Today In Theatre History: APRIL 23 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1564 Okay, no one's actually certain that April 23, 1564 was William Shakespeare's birthday, but that's the accepted date. Over the next 52 years, the Bard would pen such works a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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